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This is a chronological list of significant events in the Pokémon Adventures manga and the rounds which they occurred in, or, for events which happened outside the series, where they happened in relation to the rounds.

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Timeline

Pre-series

Time Details
24 years prior
23 years prior
20 years prior
19 years prior
14 years prior
11 years prior
  • Green is born. (June 1)
  • Red is born. (August 8)
  • Blue is born. (November 22)
9 years prior
8 years prior
7 years prior
6 years prior
2 years prior
1 year prior

Red, Green & Blue arc

Round Details
A Glimpse of the Glow
Bulbasaur, Come Home!
The Secret of Kangaskhan
  • Blue is revealed to own a Pokédex.
  • Red and Blue start their journeys.
Wanted: Pikachu!
Onix is On!
Gyarados Splashes In!
  • Red meets Misty.
  • Red recatches Misty's Gyarados and supposedly gives it back to her.
  • Red joins Misty in her search for Team Rocket.
Raging Rhydon
Suddenly Starmie
...But Fearow Itself!
Danger: High Voltorb
Buzz Off, Electabuzz!
Wake Up—You’re Snorlax!
Sigh for Psyduck
Wartortle Wars
  • Red's Saur evolves into Ivysaur.
  • Red meets Green.
  • Red learns that Squirtle, the third starter Pokémon, was stolen.
  • Green steals Red's Badges.
Tauros the Tyrant
  • Red finds out that Green had stolen his Gym Badges.
  • Red disguises as a Team Rocket grunt and infiltrates their headquarters.
  • Team Rocket tries to capture Green as she had stolen their Mew disc.
The Jynx Jinx
A Tale of Ninetales
  • Blue wins a Porygon from the Rocket Game Corner.
  • Red and Blue accidentally trade some of their Pokémon.
  • Red catches a Diglett and a Krabby with help from Blue's Pokémon.
  • Blue's Machoke evolves into a Machamp while being under Red's possession.
  • Red catches a Ninetales but Blue claims it.
  • Red and Blue return their own Pokémon to each other.
Blame it on Eevee
Meanwhile...Vileplume!
Long Live the Nidoking!
A Hollow Victreebel
Make Way for Magmar!
What a Dragonite
  • Red attempts to obtain HM03 Surf, but ultimately fails.
You know... Articuno!
Holy Moltres
Kalling Kadabra
Peace of Mime
Go for the Golbat
Zap! Zap! Zapdos!
The Art of Articuno
A Little Kadabra’ll Do It
The Winged Legends
And Mewtwo Too!?
And Mewtwo... Three!
Drat That Dratini!
Golly, Golem!
Long Live the Nidoqueen!?
Just a Spearow Carrier
  • Green, Dr. O, Red and Blue reach the semi-finals of the Indigo League tournament.
  • Green becomes a Pokédex holder.
  • Green is defeated by Dr. O in the semi-finals, who then withdraws from the competition, leaving Red and Blue to battle in the final round of the Indigo League Tournament.
A Charizard... and a Champion

After the Red, Green & Blue arc

Round Details
After Red wins the Ninth Triennial Indigo League.

Yellow arc

Two years have passed since the Red, Green & Blue arc.

Round Details
Ponyta Tale
  • Red leaves Pallet Town to battle his challenger.
  • A month later, Pika returns alone and injured.
Do do that Doduo
Sea Sea Seadra
Do Wrong, Dewgong!
Cloystered
Whacked by Marowak!
Purrrr-sian
  • Yellow attempts to chase down Super Nerd Miles.
  • Erika gets into contact with Blaine.
Paras Sight
As Gastly as Before
Lapras Lazily
Electro Magneton
Growing Out of Gengar
  • Flashback:
Can't Catch Caterpie!
Pidgeotto Pick-Me-Up
The Primeape Directive
  • Yellow's training with Blue has been going on for one week now.
  • Yellow and Blue are attacked by a group of Mankey.
  • Yellow decides to train alone and goes separate ways away with Blue.
The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)
Ekans the Ecstasy
The Kindest Tentacruel
Hitmonlee, Baby (One More Time)
  • Green tries to convince Bill to let her use his Pokémon Storage System.
  • Green and Bill are attacked by a Hitmonlee.
Breath of the Dragonair Part 1
Breath of the Dragonair Part 2
Breath of the Dragonair Part 3
Extricated from Exeggutor
Putting It on the Line... Against Arcanine
Karate Machop!
  • Pokémon are destroying the cities of Kanto while some of Kanto's Gym Leaders are trying to fight them.
  • Blue and Yellow reach Cerise Island.
Punching Poliwrath
  • Misty tries to save her city from the Gengar.
  • In flashback, the battle between Red and Bruno starts.
Can You Diglett?
  • In flashback:
    • The battle between Red and Bruno continues.
    • Agatha and Lorelei interrupt the battle.
    • Agatha and Lorelei tell Red the reason he was called up.
Jigglypuff Jive
  • Pika continues its dream of the events on how Red got frozen.
    • Lorelei and Agatha try to recruit Red with them.
    • Red refuses and is turned into ice.
    • Pika escapes from the Elite Four.
Playing Horsea
Allied by Alazakam!
Muk Raking
Weezing Winks Out
Valiant Venomoth!
Make Way for Magikarp
Electrode's Big Shock!
Take a Chance on Chansey
  • Super Nerd Miles is still unconscious from being controlled by a Gastly.
  • Agatha has a flashback of her battling Professor Oak, revealing her motivations for considering him an enemy, and Oak's own ambitions in creating the Pokédex.
Striking Golduck
Victim of Venusaur
Airing Out Aerodactyl
Draggin' In Dragonair
Aerodactyl Redux
Eradicate Raticate!
  • Yellow realizes the reason she was chosen to take on the Elite Four: She shares the same powers as Lance.
Bang the Drum, Slowbro
Clefabulous Clefable
Gimme Shellder
Double Dragonair
Rhyhorn Rising
The Beedrill All and End All
The Might of... Metapod!?
  • Yellow's Pokémon evolve.
    • Kitty evolves into Metapod and then Butterfree.
    • Dody evolves into Dodrio.
    • Omny evolves into Omastar.
    • Gravvy evolves into Golem.
The Legend

After the Yellow arc

Round Details
Prior to Tyranitar War

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

One year has passed since the Yellow arc.

Round Details
Murkrow Row
Who Gives a Hoothoot?
  • Gold's Pokémon get stolen.
Sneasel Sneak Attack
Elekid Incorporated
  • Gold discovers his backpack was stolen by Team Rocket in error and not by Silver.
  • Silver is revealed to own a Pokédex.
  • Silver battles the Rocket grunt and wins.
Stantler by Me
Number One Donphan
Bellspout Rout
Totodile Rock
Sunkern Treasure
Into the Unown
Teddiursa's Picnic
Ursaring Major
You Ain't Nothing but a Houndour
The Ariados up There
Smeargle Smudge
How Do You Do, Sudowoodo?
Gligar Glide
  • A wild Gligar steals Gold's Egg and his Pokémon get it back.
  • The Egg hatches into a Togepi, which is nicknamed Togebo/Togetaro.
Quilava Quandary
Ampharos Amore
  • Jasmine and Amphy are stuck inside the Tin Tower after an earthquake at Ecruteak City.
  • Silver helps Jasmine from the rubble after being trapped.
  • Gold and Silver are trapped inside the Tin Tower as it starts to sink into the ground.
  • Gold's Polibo evolves into Poliwhirl and then into Politoed.
  • Gold and Silver escape but are surrounded but Team Rocket Grunts.
Piloswine Whine
Tyranitar War
Raise the Red Gyarados
Delibird Delivery -1
Delibird Delivery -2
Forretress of Solitude
  • Red is revealed to suffer from numbness on his hands and legs due to being frozen by Lorelei.
  • Red starts the test to become Viridian City's Gym Leader.
Rock, Paper... Scizor
Slugging It Out With Slugma
Three Cheers for Chikorita
A Flaaffy Kerfuffle
Surrounded by Staryu
  • Crystal creates the Pokémon Portable Transporter.
  • Crystal saves Bill from a herd of Staryu.
Off Course with Corsola
Querulous Qwilfish
Debonaire Dragonair
  • Suicune begins its journey of finding a worthy master.
  • Clair is the first Gym Leader Suicune fights.
Scrappy Skarmory
Misdreavus Misgivings
Jumping Jumpluff
Miltank Melee
Indubitably Ditto
Great Girafarig
Suddenly Suicune (Part 1)
Suddenly Suicune (Part 2)
Suddenly Suicune (Part 3)
Absolutely Azumarill
  • Crystal fails to capture a Pokémon again.
  • Crystal's mother gives Crystal more Poké Balls.
  • Crystal starts to retrain on Mt. Mortar.
Hurray for Heracross
Lively Larvitar
Crossing Crobat
Really Raikou & Entirely Entei (Part 1)
Really Raikou & Entirely Entei (Part 2)
Raising Raichu
Do-Si-Do with Dodrio
Hello, Lickitung
Really Remoraid
Irked Igglybuff & Curmudgeonly Cleffa
Savvy Swinub
  • Whitney continues her battle with Suicune while Pryce helps her.
  • "Suicune" is revealed to be merely an ice sculpture, controlled by Pryce.
Sandslash Surprise
Lively Lugia (Part 1)
Lively Lugia (Part 2)
Lively Lugia (Part 3)
Curious Kingdra
  • Crystal, Gold, and Silver try to look for the Lugia that attacked them.
  • Silver goes to Lance to get the Pokémon he needs to fight Lugia.
Chinchou in Charge
  • It is explained why all the Gym Leaders of both Kanto and Johto were called to Goldenrod.
  • Misty falls off the bridge on her way to Goldenrod.
  • Misty battles against Suicune.
Lovely Lanturn
Buzz Off, Butterfree!
Oh, It's Ho-Oh!
  • The 10th Pokémon League begins.
  • The Masked Man begins his battle with Ho-Oh.
Yikes, It's Yanma!
  • The 16 Gym Leaders find out who they are battling against.
Capital Kabutops
  • Jasmine defeats Brock in the first round, resulting in Kanto: 0 and Johto: 1.
Notorious Noctowl
  • Misty defeats Whitney in the second round, resulting in Kanto: 1 and Johto: 1.
  • Falkner defeats Janine in the third round, resulting in Kanto: 1 and Johto: 2.
Magnificent Magnemite
Silly Scyther
Popular Pupitar
Playful Porygon2
  • Yellow wakes up in a Day Care.
  • Pika and Chuchu create an Egg.
  • Red has revealed that he lent Gyara to Blue.
  • Silver arrives for the Indigo League.
  • A sudden heat wave appears.
Entranced by Entei
Heckled by Hitmontop
Bringing up Bellossom
  • Pryce defeats Erika, resulting in Kanto: 2 and Johto: 3.
Slick Slowking
Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose (Part 1)
Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose (Part 2)
The Last Battle I
The Last Battle II
The Last Battle III
The Last Battle IV
The Last Battle V
The Last Battle VI
The Last Battle VII
The Last Battle VIII
  • Green overcomes her fear of birds.
The Last Battle IX
The Last Battle X
The Last Battle XI
The Last Battle XII
The Last Battle XIII
The Last Battle XIV
  • The Pokédex holders battle against Pryce and his ice soldiers.
  • Celebi is captured in a GS Ball by Pryce.
  • Yellow is forced to reveal her true identity to everyone in order to free Gold.
  • The Johto Pokédex holders go into the Crack in Time to face Pryce.
  • Gold manages to defeat Pryce, who willingly lets himself fall deeper into the Crack in Time.
  • Koga and Bruno invite Will and Karen into a new Elite Four.
  • Gold makes Red train him at Mt. Silver.
  • The Kanto Gym Leaders are declared the winners of the tournament.
  • The Pokémon League is suspended due to the damages it suffered.

After the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Round Details
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  • Red and Gold continue their Mt. Silver training.
  • Hirō attempts to interview Red, much to Gold's annoyance.
  • Pichu is kidnapped by someone, who proceeds to knock the wind out of Gold.
  • Red and Pika attempt to rescue Pichu.
  • The attackers are revealed to be a wild Poliwrath and Venusaur.
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  • Red and Pika battle the wild Poliwrath and Venusaur that kidnapped Pichu.
  • Due to their high level and being same species as Poli and Saur, Pika has trouble facing his opponents.
  • After calming him down, Red has Pika defeat the two Pokémon and rescue Pichu.
  • Sometime later, Red reveals that the Super Rising Thunder technique Pichu used to defeat the Masked Man is actually named Volt Tackle.
  • To help master the technique, Red lends Gold his gloves.
  • Red and Pika go off to meet up with Blue.
Eight years prior to the Diamond & Pearl arc
  • Diamond and Pearl see the comedy show that inspires them to become comedians.

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Main article: Timeline of Ruby and Sapphire's 80-day challenge

About a year has passed since the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc. Much of the events listed here pertain to events prior to the 80-day challenge.

Round Details
Creeping Past Cacnea
Making Mirth with Mightyena
Trying to Trounce Torchic
  • July 2
    • Ruby and Sapphire arrange a bet: Ruby gathers all the Ribbons from the Hoenn region while Sapphire gathers all the Gym Badges from the Hoenn region within 80 days.
    • Ruby saves Sapphire from a wild Seviper.
Distracting Dustox
  • July 3
    • Ruby is attacked by a wild Dustox.
    • Ruby's Mudkip defeats the Dustox and is named Mumu.
    • Ruby decides to keep the Pokédex.
    • Norman is informed of Ruby's running away and decides to search for his son.
    • Sapphire goes on her journey to challenge Hoenn's Gyms.
Nixing Nuzleaf
Brushing Past Breloom
  • July 4
    • Norman refuses Wally's request to help him capture a Pokémon.
    • Ruby takes the injured Wally back home and offers him to help capture a Pokémon.
Tongue-Tied Kecleon
Lombre Larceny
Mowing Down Ludicolo
Blowing Past Nosepass I
Blowing Past Nosepass II
Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I
Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt II
Guile from Mawile
Mashing Makuhita
Ring Ring Goes Beldum
Heavy Hitting Hariyama
Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun I
  • July 14
    • Ruby and Sapphire reach the Abandoned Ship.
    • Ruby encounters a pair of trouble-making Pokémon.
    • Sapphire hears more people coming on the ship.
Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II
Tripped Up by Torkoal
Slugging It Out with Slugma
Slugging It Out with Slugma II
I'm Your Biggest Fan, Donphan
  • July 25
    • Sapphire is attacked by many robots under Wattson and Trick Master's control.
    • Wattson, Trick Master and Sapphire uncover the entrance to the Phantom Underground, New Mauville.
Plugging Past Electrike I
Plugging Past Electrike II
  • July 25
Not So Fetching Feebas
On the Loose and Hyper With Zangoose and Seviper I
On the Loose and Hyper With Zangoose and Seviper II
Hanging Around With Slaking I
Hanging Around With Slaking II
  • July 26
    • The battle between Norman and Ruby continues.
    • During the battle, Ruby and Norman nearly fall of the edge of the Weather Institute.
    • Ruby's mother reveals that Norman had already decided to let Ruby take place in Contests.
Hanging Around With Slaking III
  • July 27
    • Ruby and Norman end up hanging on the edge of the Weather Institute, risking life or death.
    • Ruby nicknames his Feebas Feefee.
    • Norman allows Ruby to participate in Pokémon Contests.
Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill I
Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill II
Assaulted by Pelipper I
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  • August 13
    • Courtney offers Ruby to join Team Magma, only to be refused.
    • Ruby escapes Courtney's clutches.
    • Courtney gives up her search for the Red Orb to focus more on Ruby.
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  • August 20
    • Ruby asks Wallace to be his master, but is refused.
    • After testing Ruby, Wallace accepts Ruby's request to be his master.
    • Professor Cozmo's assistants reveals that the media has been withholding information from the public.
    • Archie is revealed to be the director of Hoenn TV.
    • Ruby and Wallace head off to Fortree City.
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  • August 21
    • Ruby and Sapphire meet up once again.
    • After an earthquake, a stampede of Spoink and Grumpig attack Ruby and Sapphire.
    • Sapphire finds out about Ruby's true strength.
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  • August 21
    • Sapphire learns about Ruby's strength and asks him to help save Hoenn.
    • Ruby refuses, as he doesn't have interest in saving Hoenn.
    • Angered, Sapphire tells Ruby to never come near her again.
    • Tate and Liza battle against Team Magma.
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  • August 21
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  • August 23
    • Hoenn begins to get flooded.
    • Team Aqua and Magma begin teaming up.
    • Ruby enters the Hyper Rank Contest and wins four of them.
    • Wallace finds Ruby.
    • After being scolded at by Ruby, Feefee runs away.
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  • August 23
    • Kyogre is awoken first, and begins wreaking havoc in Hoenn.
    • Groudon is awoken second, but Maxie intends to give it the advantage with the Red and Blue Orbs.
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  • August 26
    • Steven and Hoenn's Elite Four come to help in Hoenn's crisis.
    • Steven reveals that Wallace is the real Hoenn Champion, but gave up the position.
    • The Elite Four go off to execute Steven's plan.
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  • August 26
    • The blind boy tries to decipher the Code Slab but fails to decode the missing part.
    • Kyogre and Groudon continue their battle.
    • Maxie and Archie arrive at [[Sootopolis City|Sootopolis}}.
    • It is revealed that in the past, Ruby and Sapphire had different personalities.
    • With the power of the meteor fragment, Ruby and Sapphire stop the power of the Red and Blue Orbs.
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  • August 26
    • The massive explosion of energy continues to engulf Sootopolis.
    • Steven decides to abandon his plan and help in Sootopolis.
    • Upon arriving, Steven meets Sapphire, who gives him the letter Mr. Stone wrote to Steven.
    • With the letter, Steven figures out the way to awaken Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.
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  • September 17
    • Ruby goes out to fight with Courtney.
    • Due to the energy of Kyogre and Groudon being trapped, it slowly rises to the sky.
    • The reason why Ruby teamed up with Courtney is revealed.
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  • September 17
    • Courtney tries to tell Ruby that the person controlling Rayquaza is Norman.
    • A tentacle pulls Courtney inside the Cave of Origin.
    • The Cave of Origin collapses, with Courtney inside.
    • Courtney's past is revealed.
    • A dying Courtney reveals to Ruby everything she knows.
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  • September 17
    • Ruby learns the truth on why Norman didn't retake the Gym Leader test five years ago.
    • Ruby teams up with his dad and stops Kyogre and Groudon.
    • Kyogre and Groudon return to their slumber.
    • Steven and Norman suddenly become unresponsive.
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  • September 18
  • September 19
  • September 20
    • Ruby wins all Ribbons, while Sapphire gets her last Gym Badge.
    • Peace returns to the Hoenn region.
    • The Red and Blue Orbs turn into gems, which are found by Giovanni.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

This chapter occurs a bit over six months after the Ruby & Sapphire arc ends.

Round Details
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  • Green reveals that she is going to meet her parents.
  • Silver gives Green a new set of clothes.
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  • Red and Blue return to Pallet Town.
  • Red and Blue are attacked by an invisible opponent.
  • Red and Blue learn that Professor Oak intends to take the Pokédex from them.
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  • After Green's parents are sucked into the darkness, she faints and falls off the boat.
  • Red saves Green with Poli and takes her to the Pokémon Center.
  • Blue and Red decide to take revenge against the Pokémon that attacked Green.
  • An old woman tells Red and Blue that they are chosen to inherit special techniques.
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  • Red and Blue face each other in the Path of Battling to learn Kimberly's Ultimate Skill.
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  • Red, Blue, Bill, and Lorelei encounter Carr, Orm, and Sird of the Three Beasts.
  • Lorelei manages to get everyone away from the Three Beasts.
  • Carr, Orm, and Sird send out a hit-list for Red, Blue, and Green.
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  • The Three Beasts begin attacking Five, Six, and Seven Islands.
  • Red, Blue, and Lorelei team up to battle against the Three Beasts.
  • Red faces Carr in battle and wins.
  • Blue battles against Orm.
  • Orm reveals that they have Professor Oak kidnapped.
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  • The townspeople of the Sevii Islands begin hunting Red, Blue, and Green.
  • Green awakens and begins leaving One Island.
  • Red begins facing Deoxys in battles.
  • Blue continues his battle against Orm and wins.
  • Kimberly reveals that she intends on teaching Green Hydro Cannon.
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  • Red becomes fearful of Deoxys.
  • Deoxys gets all four of its Formes unlocked.
  • Carr finds a picture of a young Giovanni with a child.
  • Giovanni reveals that he wants to find his missing son.
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  • Giovanni battles against Deoxys and captures it.
  • Red goes out on a journey to find himself.
  • Mewtwo appears in front of Red and reveals that it saved Lorelei.
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  • Mewtwo decides to fight against Team Rocket.
  • Red and the others arrive at Team Rocket's headquarters.
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  • With help from Lanette and Brigette, Bill and Celio learn that the Ruby and Sapphire can produce Hoenn's climate.
  • Lorelei is entrusted with getting Green's parents to safety.
  • Professor Oak finishes the new Pokédexes.
  • Silver reveals that he is searching for where he came from.
  • Mewtwo figures out a way to release itself from the M2 Bind.
  • Giovanni sets out to find his son in Viridian City.
  • Blue and Green's old Pokédexes get destroyed.
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  • Entity Two reveals that it believes that it and Red are the same.
  • It is revealed that there are two Deoxys, one named Entity One and the other Entity Two.
  • Sird explains the Deoxys's past.
  • Silver awakens.
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  • Silver meets his father, Giovanni for the first time.
  • Carr tries to kill everyone on the Team Rocket battleship.
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  • Giovanni and Silver exit from the black hole.
  • Blue saves Silver and Giovanni from the flames.
  • Blue helps Silver acknowledge Giovanni as his father.
  • Mewtwo and Yellow exit from the black hole.
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  • Yellow receives Red's old Pokédex.
  • Entity Two goes off to find Entity One and meteorites in a faraway region that can allow it to change its Forme at will.
  • Sird is revealed to have survived being blasted off the battleship.
  • Sird tries to capture Entity Two, but the five Pokédex holders and Mewtwo jump in the way to stop her.
  • Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Silver are turned into stone statues.

Emerald arc

A bit over 9 months have passed since the Ruby & Sapphire arc and a bit over two months since the FireRed & LeafGreen arc.

Round Details
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  • June 30
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  • June 30
    • The Frontier Brains learn that the media were under the impression that Emerald was allowed to challenge the Battle Frontier.
    • Emerald is tasked with defeating the Frontier Brains in seven days.
  • July 1
    • Emerald starts battling the Battle Factory and wins his first match.
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  • July 1
    • Emerald continues to battle the Battle Factory, and starts his battle with Noland.
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  • July 1
    • Emerald continues his battle against Noland.
    • During the battle, Sceptile goes on a rampage and begins attacking Emerald.
    • With his E Shooter, Emerald calms Sceptile down.
    • Emerald defeats Noland and receives the Knowledge Symbol.
    • Emerald reveals that he stole the Sceptile from the Battle Factory.
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  • July 1
    • Emerald finds out that the Sceptile is not a rental Pokémon.
    • Emerald reveals that he was sent to the Battle Frontier by someone.
    • Crystal is revealed to be assisting Emerald by sending him Pokémon to use in battle.
  • July 2
    • Emerald begins his Battle Pike challenge.
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  • July 2
    • Emerald continues his Battle Pike challenge.
    • Emerald begins his battle against Lucy.
    • Noland begins investigating the rental Pokémon.
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  • July 2
    • Emerald continues his battle against Lucy and defeats her, earning the Luck Symbol.
    • Emerald decides to challenge the Battle Pyramid next.
    • Emerald goes to calm down the rampaging Pokémon put in the Battle Pike.
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  • July 2
  • July 3
    • Emerald prepares to challenge the Battle Pyramid.
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  • July 3
    • Emerald defeats Brandon and earns the Brave Symbol.
    • The Frontier Brains demand that Emerald tell them everything he knows.
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  • July 4
    • Anabel battles against Guile Hideout.
    • Emerald almost captures Jirachi, but is stopped by Guile.
    • Jirachi escapes, leaving only four days left to capture it.
    • Guile escapes, leaving the injured Frontier Brains and Emerald to return to the Battle Frontier.
    • Anabel reveals that Scott knew everything about Jirachi and Guile.
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  • July 5
    • Guile Hideout leaves to have Jirachi grant his wish while having the rental Pokémon attack the people.
    • The Frontier Brains are forced to stop the rental Pokémon instead of pursuing Guile.
    • Emerald leaves his team to battle at the Battle Palace.
    • Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire set off to the Battle Tower.
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  • July 6
    • Guile Hideout makes his wish and summons a monster Kyogre.
    • Crystal and Gold appear to help battle against Guile Hideout.
    • The final battle against Guile Hideout begins.
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  • July 6
    • Emerald tries to make Jirachi grant his wish, but fails.
    • Gold and Crystal attempt to distract the monster Kyogre.
    • Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby are given the bangles that teach them the Ultimate Moves.
    • Emerald begins explaining his past.
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  • July 6
    • Jirachi grants Emerald's wish.
    • The Pokédex holders are freed from their petrification.
    • The monster Kyogre floods the whole Battle Frontier.
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  • July 7
    • Scott takes Jirachi's last wish and invites various people to the Battle Frontier.
    • All ten Pokédex holders battle in a competition together at the Battle Dome.
    • Emerald receives the Ability and Tactics Symbols.
    • Professor Oak hires Todd Snap to take pictures on an island inhabited only by Pokémon.
    • Jirachi returns to its thousand-year slumber.

After the Emerald arc

Round Details
One month after the Emerald arc

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Three years have passed since the Emerald arc.

Round Details
Out-Odding Oddish
  • At an unknown location, Gold faces Arceus.
  • Gold is revealed to own an upgraded Pokédex.
  • Gold flashes back to a few weeks prior to the current situation.
  • Gold, along with Whitney, travels to and enters in the Pokéathlon.
  • Gold faces Jet, another competitor, and wins.
Attaway, Aipom!
One Tough Togepi
Dealing With A Koffing Fit
Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down
Fortunately for Feraligatr
Pleased as Punch With Parasect
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  • Petrel reveals that Carr told him that Silver was Giovanni's son.
  • Petrel reveals that he intends on betraying Archer when they find Giovanni.
  • In an attempt to silence Silver, Petrel blinds and mutes him.
  • Silver sacrifices himself to distract Team Rocket.
  • Gold and Crystal use the Ultimate Moves to destroy Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina.
  • Arceus completes itself and sends the Generals flying.
  • Crystal cures Silver's blindness.
  • Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina quickly reform, as they cannot be destroyed once the creation process starts.
  • When Petrel tries to escape by disguising as Giovanni, he is defeated by the real one.
  • Giovanni, along with Lance and Pryce, come to help.
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  • Pryce reveals that it was Celebi brought him back because it sensed that Arceus would cause the destruction of Johto.
  • Archer, disappointed that Giovanni wasn't like he expected to be, tries to capture Arceus himself, but is easily defeated.
  • Giovanni, Pryce, and Lance take their battles outside.
  • Gold stays behind to combat Arceus.
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  • Giovanni, Pryce, and Lance continue their battles outside the Sinjoh Ruins.
  • Celebi is revealed to be gathering the cure to Giovanni's disease with Pichu's assistance.
  • Giovanni's disease begins to affect him again, forcing Silver to take his place in the battle against Giratina.
  • Gold's team is defeated, sans Togebo.
  • Gold manages to fully connect with Togebo, allowing him to evolve twice, first into Togetic and then into Togekiss.
  • Togebo attacks Arceus, not doing any damage, but manages to calm it down.
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After the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Round Details
Sometime before the Diamond & Pearl arc
Sometime before the Platinum arc


Diamond & Pearl arc

Approximately three years have passed since the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc.

Round Details
Stagestruck Starly
A Bevy of Bidoof
Extreme Luxio
  • The group gets attacked by a Luxio.
Putting a Crimp in Kricketot
A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium
Honey for Combee
Belligerent Bronzor
Robust Rotom
Ring Around the Roserade I
Ring Around the Roserade II
A Big Stink Over Stunky
Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone
Boogying with Buneary
  • Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum find out about Super Contests.
Perturbed by Pachirisu
  • Platinum enters her first Super Contest.
  • Platinum wins the Normal Rank Super Contest.
Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra I
  • Paka and Uji catch up with Platinum, Diamond, and Pearl.
  • Platinum, Diamond, and Pearl meet Fantina.
  • Fantina takes Platinum, Pearl, and Diamond to the Lost Tower after being attacked by Paka and Uji, who believe that Diamond and Pearl have kidnapped Platinum.
  • Paka and Uji arrive at the Lost Tower and begin to battle with Team Galactic.
Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra II
Knowledge of the Unown I
Knowledge of the Unown II
Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I
Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II
Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I
Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II
Great Gible
Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas
Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune I
Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune II
A Skuffle with Skorupi
Crafty Carnivine
Floatzel and Jetsam
Suffering Psyduck
  • The group meets Cynthia again.
  • Cynthia and the group finally make the Psyduck move.
  • Cynthia and the group find a missing Psyduck.
Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone I
Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II
  • The group continue to battle Cyrus.
  • Diamond tells Pearl how he feels about him always butting in.
Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone III
Drifting Drifblim
  • The group find out that Fantina is the Hearthome Gym Leader.
  • A Galactic Grunt wearing a cloak tricks Platinum's father into paying money because they had captured Platinum.
Mirages of Mismagius I
Mirages of Mismagius II
  • Platinum defeats Fantina, earning her the Relic Badge.
  • The talking Gym Statue is revealed to be the Sinnoh Chairman.
  • The groups next stop is now Canalave Library.
  • The group find out that two scholars have gone missing.
Brash Bronzong I
Brash Bronzong II
Startling Staraptor
  • 25 days have passed since Platinum has first traveled with Diamond and Pearl.
  • Platinum recovers from the truth and learns of Team Galactic's plan.
  • Platinum reveals her full name to Diamond and Pearl.
  • Diamond and Pearl return their Pokédexes, but are allowed to keep them.
Hurrah for Rapidash
Grumpy Gliscor
Lucky Lucario I
  • Diamond starts his special training with Riley having a 1 on 3 battle and losing.
  • Diamond receives his second task from Riley; to make his way down to the lower part of the cavern, battling powerful Wild Pokémon en route.
Lucky Lucario II
  • Diamond finishes his second task and succeeds.
  • Diamond's final task is to retrieve a Pokémon Egg in the cavern from ambushing Pokémon.
  • Diamond runs into the Steelix he battled on his first day of special training.
Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I
Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim II
Winning Over Wingull
Maddening Magby
Showdown with Houndoom
  • Luxray saves Pearl from the molten furnace, burning its back in the process.
  • Pearl and Luxray battle a Houndoom and win.
  • Pearl captures the wild Luxray and names it Rayler.
Disagreeable Graveler
Striking Out Snover
  • Platinum meets Candice.
  • Platinum switches to her winter clothing however she quickly takes it off when traveling to her upcoming Gym Battle.
  • Platinum meets up with Maylene.
  • Platinum and Candice begin their Gym battle.
To and Fro with Froslass
Cautious Clefairy
Licking Lickitung
Luring in a Lickilicky
Well Met, Weepinbell
Yikes, Yanmega! I
Yikes, Yanmega! II
Stopping Sableye
  • Diamond arrives home and changes his clothes before learning his mother has been kidnapped and runs off to save her.
  • Platinum, Maylene, and Candice are attacked by Jupiter.
  • Through Platinum's birthday.
Getting Past Gastrodon
Outwitting Octillery
  • Diamond rescues his mother and attempts to attack the Galactic airship but is stopped by Mars.
  • Pearl arrives at Lake Valor but is attacked by Saturn.
  • Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum are powerless to stop the Galactic bomb from exploding.
Tackling Tangrowth
  • The Galactic bomb's target is revealed, Lake Valor.
  • The Lake Guardians rise from their lakes as a response to Lake Valor being blown up.
  • Uxie is captured.
  • Platinum, Maylene, and Candice are completely defeated by Jupiter.
Mixing It Up with Machamp
Bogging Down Quagsire
Besting Buizel I
Besting Buizel II
Cleaning Up Grimer
  • Diamond is revealed to have sneaked onto the Galactic airship.
  • Diamond is revealed to be a fan of Red.
  • Pearl reveals his full team.
Encountering Elekid
Shorting Out Electivire
Halting Honchkrow
Chancing Upon Chingling
High-tailing It from Haunter
Shunning Spiritomb
  • Cynthia and Cyrus battle each other.
  • Cyrus escapes from the battle with Cynthia too exhausted to follow.
Creeping Away from Cradily
Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia I
Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia II
Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia III
Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia IV
Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia V
  • Time and Space begin to distort all around Sinnoh, causing people to end up in a different, random location.
  • Looker attempts to interrogate the two scientists from Lake Valor while Dr. Footstep ends up at the Spear Pillar.
  • Diamond returns Drifblim to Fantina.
  • A black hole begins to suck everyone in the Spear Pillar into it. Diamond attempts to stop it by himself but is saved by Regigigas.
Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia VI

Platinum arc

This chapter occurs two weeks after the Diamond & Pearl arc ends.

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  • Platinum starts her Battle Factory challenge.
  • Platinum sends her Pokémon to Stark Mountain to find Looker.
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Black & White arc

Round Details
Fussing and Fighting
  • Professor Juniper prepares to give three Pokémon to three upcoming Trainers.
  • Tepig and Snivy get into a fight, causing havoc.
  • Oshawott gets angry at the two and begins attacking them.
  • Professor Juniper stops the fight and worries if the three can get along with their Trainers.
Choices
  • Black receives the package containing the Starter Pokémon, and chooses Tepig.
  • Black gets his Pokédex.
  • Bianca chooses Snivy for Cheren; and Oshawott for herself.
  • Cheren and Bianca get their Pokédexes; however, they are broken, leaving Black with the only working Pokédex.
  • Black and Tepig defeat a Sewaddle who attacked them in the trees.
A Nickname for Tepig
Black's First Trainer Battle
  • Black meets Hiker Andy.
  • Black helps Andy start his dream of beating the Pokémon League once again.
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  • A mining company finds a mysterious stone at the Desert Resort.
  • Black meets White, the president of the BW Agency.
  • A wild Galvantula attacks a commercial shooting only to be defeated by Black.
  • White hires Black to her company in order to pay his debt for destroying the recording equipment.
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  • Black begins his Gym battle against Lenora.
  • White and the director talk to the Mayor of Nimbasa City about getting tourists to Nimbasa.
  • White comes up with the idea of a Pokémon Musical, an idea the mayor loves.
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  • The Dragon-type Fossil gets stolen by Team Plasma Grunts.
  • Black encounters Gym Leader Burgh.
  • Black and Burgh take the Dragon-type Fossil back from Team Plasma.
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  • Tep begins his evolution process but White forcefully stops it.
  • Black battles against Burgh at the Castelia Gym.
  • Bianca is attacked by a Team Plasma Grunt and has her Litwick stolen.
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  • The Pokémon Musical begins.
  • Because of a mishap involving the Driftveil Drawbridge, supplies for the Musical are unable to be sent to Nimbasa in time.
  • White manages to get the supplies on time with the help of the Mistralton Cargo Service.
  • Black goes to start his Gym battle with Elesa.
  • N traps White in one of the Ferris Wheel cars.
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  • Black has his Gym battle against Elesa.
  • Black defeats Elesa and encounters the legendary Pokémon Thundurus.
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  • N reveals to White that he is Team Plasma's king.
  • N convinces Gigi to join his cause, making her betray White.
  • White falls off of the Ferris Wheel, and falls unconscious at Gigi's betrayal.
  • N gives White his Servine.
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  • White is found by Marshal.
  • Black takes White to the hospital and learns what happened to her.
  • Black and White learn about the Battle Subway.
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  • White becomes a Pokémon Trainer.
  • The Servine N gave White is revealed to obey White's orders.
  • With the help of Black, White captures a Deerling.
  • Black captures a Tirtouga, which Marshal reveals used to belong to him before he released it.
  • Black and White meet Alder, the Unova Champion.
  • White leaves Black to go and train on the Battle Subway.
  • Black lends White Brav so that she will have three Pokémon on her team.

Black 2 & White 2 arc

Two years have passed since the Black & White arc.

Round Details

See also


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